Four Vineland students arrested on same day

Jan. 9, 2013

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| From staff reports

VINELAND — Four Vineland Public School students were arrested on the same day at three schools on charges ranging from assault to a weapons offense by the police departmentís juvenile unit.

On Jan. 2, a 12-year-old female student was arrested for assaulting another student during school hours in a hallway at Veterans Memorial Intermediate School.

During the incident, the 12-year-old also struck a school security officers who was attempting to pull her off the victim, police said.

The juvenile victim and the school security officer sustained minor injuries.

The 12-year-old was placed under arrest, charged with simple assault and aggravated assault. She was released to the custody of her mother.

The same day, two female students, ages 12 and 13 years old, were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at Landis Intermediate School.

A school employee witnessed a fight between a 14-year old female victim and the two students and told them to break it up, according to police reports. All three were escorted to the main office for disciplinary actions. After the assistant principal spoke with all three, the decision was made to charge the 13-year-old and 12-year-old with disorderly conduct.

The two juveniles were taken to police headquarters, charged with disorderly conduct and released to the custody of their families.

At Vineland High School 11-12, a 15-year-old student was arrested for possession of a folding pocket knife that she had stashed in one of her boots she had been wearing, police said. Police were given a tip about the weapon.

The 15-year-old was charged with possession of a weapon in a school, processed on a juvenile complaint and released to the custody of her mother.

Jan. 2 was the first day back to school for students following the winter break.

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